So, with what you explained in the comments, I don’t know if I can see what you really need, as to the functions.
If you create a <textarea>, you will have multiline for the user to write.
If you create a <textarea>, and define white-space: pre;, you will have the possibility to have an horizontal bar.
If you create a <textarea>, define white-space: pre;, and tweak a little with JS, you will get a box, with horizontal scrolling and the possibility of defining a maxlength (Like in the example I made: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/MEJqBj